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Eligible Low-Income Children Missing Out on Crucial WIC Benefits During Pandemic

Eligible Low-Income Children Missing Out on Crucial WIC Benefits During Pandemic
2021
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Author(s): 
Lauren Hall, Zoë Neuberger
Eligible Low-Income Children Missing Out on Crucial WIC Benefits During Pandemic
Source Sector(s)
Non-profit
Benefits Program
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Level of Government
State/Provincial
Location
United States
Format
Report

The share of WIC-eligible families participating in the program has declined, though the number of individuals eligible for WIC has likely grown substantially. By working together, state WIC, Medicaid, and SNAP leaders can use data to assess the extent to which WIC is reaching eligible families and enroll more of them.